The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-02
GREATNESS IN YOUTH.


IA.
The Great Cromwell left the University oil
Cambridge at IL.
John Bright was never at any school day
after he was Is years old.
Gladstone was IA parliament at -, and at
"a was lord Of the treasury.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cambridge when
IG, aud was called 30 the bar at u.
Peel was I'm parliament at p, and Palmer
ston was lord Of the admiralty nj p
John Hampton, after graduating at OK
ford, was a student at law In the Inner Tenn
pie at 49,
Gustavus Adolphns ascended the throne nj
l6; before he was 81 be was one 81 the great
rulers Of Europe
Judge Story was nj Harvard nj -, in con
gress at =, and Judge of the supreme court
OF the United States at -.
Condo conducted memorable campaign al
II. and at p he, and Turenne also, were 81
the most illustrious men Of their time.
Only one civilian out Of the pr siients q
this country gained BIZ. first election after he
was 90, and that one was james Buchanan.
Webster was in college at -, gnve earnest
Of his great future before be was -, aud al ~
was the peer II the ablest man IN congress.
William II. Seward commenced the prac
tice Of law at q, at 81 was president N
state convention, and at 81 governor Of Ne~
York
Washington was distinguished colonel In
the army at p. early in public affairs, com
mander Of tho forces at 43 and president
at b.
Maurice. Of saxony. died Mt p, CONCEDED
20 have been one q the prof0undest statesmen
and one 81 the eblost generals which Christ
endom had seen.
Napoleon at q commanded the army Of
Italy At 30 be was not only one of the most
illustrious generals Of all time but one N tho
great law giyers II the world. At IS ho saw
Waterloo.
The great Leo X was pope at s.; having
finished his academic training be took the
Office Of cardinal at lS-ony u months
younger than was Charles James Fox when
be entered parliament
William Pitt entered the university at II,
was chancellor OF the exchequer at -. prime
minister at - and so continued for twenty
years, and when So was the most powerful
uncrownod head in Europe.
From the earliest, years II Queen Elizabeth
70 the latest OF Queen Victoria England has
had scarce an able statesman who did not
leave the university by the time he was ~.
and many Of them left at an earlier age
The late Lord Beaconsnell left the cloister
and entered the great world early-as did
John Brght-aud commenced bis political
career by writing a book az II, 100 which be
predicted that be would be- prime minister
Hamilton was in Kings college at lG. when
T., he made notable address oH public
affairs 10 the citiz-ns OF New York at 20 De
was mtrusied with a most important mission
% Cen Gates was in congress at - and
secretary Of the treasury at 81
John Quincy Adams, at the age Of u, was
secretary 10 Mr. Dana, then minister 40 the
Russian court; at ~ he was himself minister
% Prussia at 80 be- was minister to Russia:
at As be was minister 10 England. 40 % he
was secretary Of state, and president at b.
Jonathan Edwards acquired early renown
as the greatest metaphysician in America and
as unsurpassed by any one in Europe lie
commenced the reading OF Latin when Gyears
Old At 10 be- wrote "A remarkable paper
upon Immortality At the age of 10 be
entered Yale college, where be graduated
four years later
Gen. Grant was elected president at 40
But when q very young man, I'm the Mexican
war, he sodistiuguished himself az the battle
Of Molino del Rey that Gen. Scott named
him for promotion on the field, ana at the
st0rming II Chapultepoc bis cournge and
ability caused him 10 be specially commended
by Gen. Worth, and for these young acts Of
skill and vslor Be was made captain in the
regular army He was but 80 when he
gained his victory at Fort Donelson, and
only 81 when he took Vicksburg.